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Status
  
defunct since 1988

Country of origin
  
United States of America

Date founded
  
1977

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Genre
  
Alternative rock, punk rock

Founders
  
Stewart Copeland, Miles Copeland III

Artists
  
The Cramps, The Police, Haylaz, The Lords of the New Church, The Fall

Albums
  
Songs the Lord Taught Us, Psychedelic Jungle, Metal Rhythm, Camera Camera, Young Love

Illegal Records was an independent record label, founded by Miles Copeland III with his younger brother Stewart Copeland and the manager of The Police, Paul Mulligan in 1977. The label released The Police's debut single, "Fall Out".

Copeland went on to sign more artists and start several other indie sublabels including Deptford Fun City Records, Step-Forward Records and Total Noise Records. He also launched the foreign divisions, France & Netherlands, that released some of the same titles with different catalogue numbers, and some exclusive titles as well.

In 1979, after Copeland started I.R.S. Records, Illegal became its distributor in UK and Europe. It continued its operations until 1988, when it merged its operations with I.R.S.

Sub labels

  • Deptford Fun City Records - Outlet for Deptford bands such as Alternative TV and Squeeze. Defunct since 1980.
  • Step-Forward Records - Sublabel for Punk bands such as Chelsea, The Fall & The Cortinas. Defunct since 1983.

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    Illegal Records Wikipedia
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